HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen (1930)

Fridtjof Nansen was the first ship in the Norwegian armed forces to be built specially to perform coast guard and fishery protection duties in the Arctic. She saw service in the Second World War with the Royal Norwegian Navy until she ran aground on an unmarked shallow at Jan Mayen in November 1940.

For other ships with the same name, see HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen.
Fridtjof Nansen at sea
History
Norway
NameFridtjof Nansen
NamesakeNorwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen
BuilderRoyal Norwegian Naval Yard at Karljohansvern, Horten
Yard number118
Launched5 November 1930
Commissioned29 May 1931
Decommissioned8 November 1940
FateRan aground on an unmarked shallow and sank outside Jan Mayen on 8 November 1940
Service record
Commanders:
  • Ole A. Blom (1931-?);
  • Odd Isaachsen Willoch (?-?)
Operations:
General characteristics
Displacement1,275 tons
Length72.8 m (238.85 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34.45 ft)
Draft5.7 m (18.70 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2000 hp Lenz steam engine,
  • 2 shafts
Speed15 knots (27.78 km/h)
Range7,000 nautical miles (12,964.00 km)
Complement70 men
Armament
  • 2 × 10 cm (4 inch) guns
  • 2 × 47 mm (1.85 inch)
  • automatic guns
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